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Introduction. 3. Test overview. 4. The Speaking module. 5. Tips for preparing for the Speaking module. 6. Part 1: Interview e. 7. Exercise 1 Tip: Practise
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Introduction. 3. Test overview. 4. The Speaking module. 5. Tips for preparing for the Speaking module. 6. Part 1: Interview e. 7. Exercise 1 Tip: Practise
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Lesson summary
The topic of this lesson is
happiness. In the lesson you will: review the format of Part 2 of the Speaking paper. learn how to design your own Speaking Part 2 practice tasks. use an online dictionary to increase the range and accuracy of your vocabulary. use online resources to improve your pronunciation. review useful language for speculating and comparing. build on your ability to speak confidently for more than a minute. use a checklist of assessment criteria to reflect on your performance.Get to know the exam: Speaking Part 2
You will be paired with another candidate for the Speaking paper, which has 4 parts in total. In Speaking
Part 2 you will:
compare and speculate about two photographs. talk on your own for a minute without interruption. listen to your partner's talk and answer a question about their photographs.It helps to know how you are going to be assessed, and what you are assessed on. The task is assessed
using the following criteria1 Grammatical Resource: Can you demonstrate that you know and can use a range of simple and more complex grammatical structures accurately?Lexical Resource: Can you show that you can use a range of simple and complex vocabulary to talk about
familiar and unfamiliar topics. Are you able to use this vocabulary correctly? Discourse Management: Is your answer an appropriate length for the task (1 minute)? Are you able to speak without much hesitation or repetition? Is what you say relevant to the task? Is your answerstructured? Does it include use of discourse markers e.g. because, however, in addition, as a result,
therefore, on the other hand, furthermore, to sum upPronunciation
: How easy is it to understand what you are saying? Can you demonstrate that you can use intonation to enhance and co nvey meaning? Is your word and sentence stress correct? Are individual sounds correctly produced?Interactive Communication: Did you listen when the other candidate spoke about their pictures? Are you
able to react to what they said? 1© UCLES 2011 - adapted from https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/168620-assessing-speaking-performance-
at-level-c1.pdf 2Prepare 1:
Create a practice task
In the first part of this lesson, you
are going to work through a series of steps, which involves conducting online picture research and then c reating your own practice tasks.Step 1:
Find pictures to practice with
The topic for this lesson is
happiness. Go to an image website such as Google images or Unsplash.com.Type the word 'happiness' in the search field to view images of different things that make people happy.
Select up to five pictures before deciding on the three images from your picture search that you can easily
compare and contrast.Step 2:
Brainstorm ideas / generate vocabulary
Use the images and make a list of your own ideas and useful vocabulary linked to what you think: makes an introverted person happy makes an extroverted person happy makes you happy Need help? Here is an example to get you started.Introverts Extroverts You
curling up with a good book having a big party with friendsLook at your ideas and decide whether you
think you are an introvert or an extrovert.Step 3: Write three questions
Write down two questions for Student A to answer about the pictures and one question for Student B to
answer. You are not going to describe the pictures. The questions you write should encourage the speaker to compare, contrast and speculate about the pictures on the theme of happiness.Compare your questions with the
sample questions in the need help box below. 3Need help?
Here is an example task.
Student A: Compare two of the pictures and say why people might feel happy when they do these kinds of
activities. Do you think these activities would make everybody happy? 2 Student B: Which activity do you think is the most enjoyable? Prepare 2: Vocabulary building - online dictionary researchIn the speaking task, you
need to show you can use a range of vocabulary at different levels. Some of this vocabulary should be at C1 level or above. When you look up words in the Cambridge Dictionary you can check for the level. 3Research task 1
. Return to the list of ideas and vocabulary you made in Prepare 1, Step 2. a. Research up to five of the words from your list, in the online dictionary. b. Check their level. c. How many are C1 level or above?Research task 2
. Look at these words and phrases another student wrote down. Check the level of wordsa) and b) in the dictionary. Now think about phrases c) to f). Which of the phrases are collocations? Which
are idioms? a) alone b) solitary c) solitary pursuits d) have a party e) curl up with a good book f) keep to oneself 2 Photos by Lenin Estrada, Samantha Gades and Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash 4 Check your answers in the Answer Key at the end of the lesson.Research task 3. Choose two or three of the lower level words you wrote down. Go to the 'More Examples'
and 'Thesaurus' information in the online dictionary to find any of the following: a higher level synonym a related idiom a collocation.Need help? Here is an example to guide you.
An introvert might prefer 'to be
alone' - look up 'alone' and you can see the word is A2 level.In the examples section, notice how the word is used as an adverb as well as an adjective. This kind of
information can help you use the word more accurately in different sentences and expressions Now scroll down and look in the Thesaurus section, there are many words and phrases with similar meanings. You can check the part of speech and the definition by clicking on the links. Bonus task: Follow the link to Cambridge Dictionary + Plus and record any new vocabulary you have learned . You can test yourself at any time using the quiz feature. 5 Prepare 3: Review useful language to compare and speculateBelow are
some useful phrases to help you compare and speculate about the pictures you chose.Match the
useful phrases to the four headings shown in the table below. What distinguishes the two pictures is ...Ϯ They might be ...ϮThey're quite alike in that ...Ϯ
I"m going to compare the picture on the left with the one in the centre. I wouldn"t be surprised if ...Ϯ A common feature of both photos is ...The biggest difference between them is ...Ϯ In certain respects the pictures are quite similar because ...
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